madmoneys xmas pesky saving challenge

sweetpeas_2

dont feel sad youve got the new job u wanted!
opened up our opportunities in a new job- you should be well pleased with yourself! hey-at least you got your job... !

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madmoney_2

hi all
nog!! good to se u hun, n dont worry about not posting for a while, we all go off the rails every once in a while!!! jo u shouldnt feel sad, but i know what its like leaving a job u have liked, i did it when i left on maternity to have ds!!! u r doing the right thing tho, well done hun on ur xmas savings!

mm

sweetpeas_2

right... ive got one of those coin tins that you can only open with a tin opener. think there might be about 20-30 quid in there. will be dissapointed if not, but really WANA KNOW!!!
it cost us a quid and weve been usin it for about 2/3 months to put £1 coins in. right, to open or not to open....?????

advice please, im dying to open it but me and dh said wed wait until nearer holiday. help!!
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madmoney_2

OPEN IT!!! Nah just kiddin, I suspect by the time you read this post u will have already opened it haha! How much is there??????

sweetpeas_2

ive been a very good girl mm, i didnt open it. i sat looking at it for ages and ages then decided not to. cos it really isnt very full at all and ill only end up bein dissapointed. so been a good girl! ill prob give in at some point in the near future though and end up openin it-so ill let u know how much is in there when i do!
did u hear owt about that job mm? im still hunting for a christmas job. right pain. youd think it would be easy to find suamt but its been nowt but a nightmare. didnt find owt last year in time either-waited until mid october-how silly of to think there would be any cmas jobs available at that time.....?!! so this year ,started looking end august! and still not got owt! (expect the primark job but that doesnt counot cos had to turn it down)

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sweetpeas_2

by the way mm, well done on your pesky savings! didnt notice youd got up to that much! well done! :T


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sweetpeas_2

I OPENED IT!!! £45
giving it to my mum tonight towards holiday, so i cant spend it on owt else.

also, my loose change tin has got £10.28 in it. this is the "Ds's DS" fund! he has asked for a nintendo DS for cmas and altho ive already said £50 each child and pretty much got all there pressies already, decided to get him one and he really doesnt ask for much and i know hell play on it alot and get his moneys worth. hell look after it well aswell cos hes ever so careful with stuff like that. so, thru my guilt (not that she knows cos shes only 1 1/2), i added £10 onto dh's budget aswell so can get her some more dolly clothes or sumat. i know hes having £100 extra and shes only getting £10 but at her age ds got hardly anything, and next year shell prob be wanted this that and the other aswell so will be even more expensive then. so decided to up her budget to £60, normally insist on spending exact same on them both but on this one occassion not going to. its dh bday in jan aswell as ds isnt until may. so dh will get loads.
so anyway.... back on track..!, got £100 to save for DS's DS and got £10.28 so far. hmf.

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jo1972

Wow, well done Nog I knew you wouldn't be able to resist opening it :rotfl:

sweetpeas_2

i know, cant hold my own water! last night i was dead set on not doing it, then this morning got itchy fingers and got the tin opener out. had to hide the evidence so dh doesnt see it :whistle:

was verry please tho cos thought maybe 20-30 quid in there. so nice suprise :dance:

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madmoney_2

ha ha i knew u would open it nog!:rotfl:
45 quid is a good amount tho! well done !!
Didnt even get an interview for the job:mad:, so thats 2 jobs ive been turned down for!!
On the positive side of things tho my boss was aware I was "actively seeking other emloyment", so she gave me another payrise!!!:T So I am actually worth something to the company, as its my 2nd payrise in as many months!!

Its gutting getting knocked back tho, but Ive picked myself up and dusted myself off!
Yeah the savings are gonna be all gone this week tho - Ive got to get some presents out of it coz Im starting to panic now so gonna get 6 pressies out of it for various cousins and nieces and nephews, then im going to get ds and oh main pressies out of ohs monthly pay on the last day of this month, then Ive just got to get a few bits n pieces and I can start saving for my new telly:rolleyes:

I was really proud of myself today - for those of you dont know me, I used to have an online gambling problem, Ive not been near a bingo site(online or off;)) for ages, my cousin came round to mine as her internet is off, she went on bingo and won 660 quid!!! You wouldnt believe how fast it happened either, but all I could think about was the fact that she had deposited 30 quid of her own money to get it! Im so chuffed it doesnt hold the same lure as it did earlier on in the year!!
But well done to me cousin for winning that!!

mm